Bethany College welcomes a new academic year that will continue to position the College to serve the needs of a highly competitive marketplace, President Scott D. Miller said in his annual State of the College Address Aug. 21 to a crowded Commencement Hall and online viewers worldwide.

In his fifth speech as Bethany’s 19th president, Miller credited “strategic planning consistent with Bethany’s history and tradition” as the main reason that the College has maintained its leadership as a residential, liberal arts college committed to student success. He said Bethany has succeeded as a place where academics and student life complement each other with recognition that learning takes many forms, inside and outside the classroom.